Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

Happy Strawberry Day !! It’s a strange day for Strawberry Day to fall at this time of year but I Love them anytime, don’t you ?

New Orleans held their 1st Mardi Gras this day in 1827. It’s Mardi Gras every day in The Big Easy and it often smells like it

The 22nd Amendment to The Constitution was ratified in 1951. It limited US President to two terms

People Magazine was 1st published in 1974

Divorce became legal in Ireland in 1997

In the News: Date For ROCKYFEST 2017 is Set…Deadline to nominate someone for Commissioner’s Choice Award is March 1st…Man gets 70 years for Rape in Catawba County…Shooting under investigation in Iredell…Hot Air Balloon goes down

More Clouds than Sun, High around 60

Magical Run Ends For North Iredell…West Caldwell names new Football Coach…Kurt Busch sirvies Daytona Carnage…Final week of regular season in ACC, Heels in driver’s seat…Panthers re-sign Mario Addison

I played Golf Saturday. Hold me back, that’s twice this year already !

Actor Bill Paxton dies. He was in some good movies like Titanic, Apollo 13, and Twister. Judge Wopner passes Sunday as well at the age of 97. He was the first of the “TV Judges”

What’s so difficult about reading ? Another gaff at an awards ceremony. Why is it so hard to understand people in Hollywood are not so smart ?

I thought the Daytona 500 was terrific. Some of the old timers don’t like it but they might come around if they give it a chance (odds of that aren’t good). I’m not a huge NASCAR fan but they are trying to make what has become something rather routine better. Give it a chance, change is usually for the better. Remember, most things new are scoffed at.

Quote of the Day: “Art like morality consists of drawing the line somewhere”…G.K. Chesterson